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'''Thráin I''' ([[Third Age]] 1934 – 2190, died aged 256) was the [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King]] of [[Durin's Folk]] for 209 years, succeeding his father, [[Náin I]], when he was killed by [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] in [[Third Age 1981|T.A. 1981]]. Thráin founded the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] at [[Erebor]], and was a descendent of [[Durin I|Durin the Deathless]] via his grandfather [[Durin VI]].<ref name="AppA">{{App|A3}}</ref>

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'''Thráin I''' ([[Third Age]] {{TA|1934|n}} – {{TA|2190|n}}, died aged 256) was the [[Kings of Durin's Folk|King]] of [[Durin's Folk]] for 209 years, succeeding his father, [[Náin I]], when he was killed by [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] in {{TA|1981}}. Thráin founded the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] at [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], and was a descendent of [[Durin|Durin the Deathless]] via his grandfather [[Durin VI]].<ref name="AppA">{{App|A3}}</ref>

==History==

==History==

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Thráin's grandfather, Durin VI, was [[King of Khazad-dûm]] when the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] of [[Morgoth]] appeared in [[Moria]]; the Balrog has forever been known as [[Durin's Bane]] as Durin was killed by it in [[Third Age 1980|T.A. 1980]]. Durin's son - and Thráin's father - [[Náin I]] was now King and he attempted to hold out against the Balrog but was himself killed in [[Third Age 1981|T.A. 1981]], being the last true King of [[Khazad-dûm]] until [[Durin VII|Durin VII and Last]] in the [[Fourth Age]].

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Thráin's grandfather, Durin VI, was [[King of Khazad-dûm]] when the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] of [[Morgoth]] appeared in [[Moria]]; this Balrog has forever been known as [[Durin's Bane]] as Durin was killed by it in {{TA|1980}}. Durin's son - and Thráin's father - [[Náin I]] was then King. He attempted to hold out against the Balrog but was himself killed in {{TA|1981|n}}, being the last true King of [[Khazad-dûm]] until [[Durin VII|Durin VII and Last]] in the [[Fourth Age]].<ref name="AppA"/>

Thráin - at the tender age of 47 - became King of [[Durin's Folk]]. He led his wandering people until {{TA|1999}} when he founded the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] in [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]]. In Erebor the [[Dwarves]] began building a mighty kingdom, discovering the prized possession of King Thráin: the [[Arkenstone]], the Heart of the Mountain. <ref name="AppA"/>

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Thráin - at the tender age of 47 - became King of [[Durin's Folk]]. He led his wandering people until [[Third Age 1999|T.A. 1999]] when he founded the [[Kingdom under the Mountain]] in [[Erebor]]. In Erebor the [[Dwarves]] began building a mighty kingdom, discovering the prized possession of King Thráin: the [[Arkenstone]], the Heart of the Mountain.

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Thráin died in {{TA|2190}} at the age of 256 and was succeeded by his son [[Thorin I]]. With a rule of 209 years, Thráin I was the longest-ruling of all the known [[Kings of Durin's Folk]] with, perhaps, the only exception being [[Durin|Durin the Deathless]].

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Thráin died in [[Third Age 2190|T.A. 2190]] at the age of 256 and was succeeded by his son [[Thorin I]]. With a rule of 209 years, Thráin I is the longest-ruling of all the known [[Kings of Durin's Folk]] with, perhaps, the only exception being [[Durin the Deathless]].

It is not clear whether Thráin I existed in Tolkien's mind while he was writing ''[[The Hobbit]]'' or whether he was invented later, when writing the backstory of ''[[Lord of the Rings]]''. The phrase on [[Thrór's Map]] "''Here of old was Thrain - [[King under the Mountain]]''" makes some fans (like [[Michael Martinez]]) to claim that Tolkien wrote it for Thráin I, since [[Thráin II]] was never a King under the Mountain.

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It is not clear whether Thráin I existed in Tolkien's mind while he was writing ''[[The Hobbit]]'' or whether he was invented later, when writing the back-story of ''[[Lord of the Rings]]''. The phrase on [[Thrór's Map]] "''Here of old was Thrain - [[King under the Mountain]]''"<ref>{{H|Thror}}</ref> causes some fans to claim that Tolkien wrote it for Thráin I, since [[Thráin II]] was never a King under the Mountain.

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[[Christopher Tolkien]] and [[Douglas Anderson]] and [[John Rateliff]] mention that Thráin I was invented later. In that case, Tolkien had made a mistake while drawing the Thrór's Map, which was [[Wikipedia:retcon|retconned]] later with the introduction of an older Thráin.<ref>[http://tolkien.slimy.com/essays/ThrainHist.html A History of Thrain(s) in ''The Hobbit'']</ref>

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[[Christopher Tolkien]], [[John Rateliff]] and [[Douglas Anderson]] say that Tolkien accidentally reversed the family tree Thrór --> Thráin --> Thorin to Thráin --> Thrór --> Thorin and then reverted it before final publication of the book. Rateliff argues in his book that the original tree was favored but that it is impossible to say which was intended to be the correct genealogy. According to Rateliff, the first edition uses the name "Thráin" in two distinct contexts that support either point of view and that Tolkien only added a third element to the story (the forenote) in 1947 when he sent suggested changes to the publisher.

Genealogy

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It is not clear whether Thráin I existed in Tolkien's mind while he was writing The Hobbit or whether he was invented later, when writing the back-story of Lord of the Rings. The phrase on Thrór's Map "Here of old was Thrain - King under the Mountain"[3] causes some fans to claim that Tolkien wrote it for Thráin I, since Thráin II was never a King under the Mountain.

Christopher Tolkien, John Rateliff and Douglas Anderson say that Tolkien accidentally reversed the family tree Thrór --> Thráin --> Thorin to Thráin --> Thrór --> Thorin and then reverted it before final publication of the book. Rateliff argues in his book that the original tree was favored but that it is impossible to say which was intended to be the correct genealogy. According to Rateliff, the first edition uses the name "Thráin" in two distinct contexts that support either point of view and that Tolkien only added a third element to the story (the forenote) in 1947 when he sent suggested changes to the publisher.